Notes for Nicolas DUPREL

Notes for Nicolas DUPREL

When Nicolas was born it was the third of Nivose, the 14th year of the French Republic. His marriage record reads that he was born in Siebenborn, Luxembourg, Septfontaines in French. Siebenborn belonged to the canton of Arlon department of forest. Arlon became part of Belgium in 1839. Nicolas was a Weaver (Tisseur-Leineweber). When Nicolas married he had to show a certificate stating that he had finished in all honors his obligation in the National Army of the Grand Duchy. (see certificate #589 dated 9 Feb 1830) On the side of the act of marriage certificate, the name was written DUPREX. This same certificate reads that neither the bride nor the bridegroom, nor three of the witnesses knew how to write, but it seems that Nicolas father Johann (Joannis) DUPREL and a Nicolas BLUM could write.

Nicolas and the record keepers wrote the surname according to the below list of documents. I have deduced that Nicolas did not write his name until around the time of his father-in-law, Frederic GRESSER death in 1838. On that that record you can see the first written signature that I have found.

1805 Duprell his birth record (clerk) father signed Duprel
1830 Duprex marriage certificate (clerk) father signed Duprel
1830 Duprel military certificate (clerk)
1830 Duprel marriage papers (clerk)
1830 Duprel daughter Maria birth certificate (clerk)
1832 Duprel son Jean (Johann) birth certificate (clerk)
1834 Dupre' son Michel birth certificate (clerk)
1836 Dupre' daughter Anne Marie birth certificate (clerk)
1836 Dupre' father Jean death certificate (clerk)
1838 Dupre' father-in-law death cert (clerk) Nicolas signed Dupre'
1838 Duprel witness marriage (clerk) Nicolas signed Dupre'
1839 Duprel son Jacque birth cert (clerk) Nicolas signed Dupre'
1840 Dupre' mother Anna Blum death cert Nicolas signed Dupre'
1841 Dupre' sister Catharina marriage certificate (clerk)
1841 Duprel sister Catharina marriage cert (Nicolas signed Duprel
1842 Duprel marriage rec clerk wrote Dupre' Nicolas signed Duprel
1843 Dupre' daughter Anna birth cert (Nicolas signed Duprel)
1845 Duprel brother Michel death cert (Nicolas signed Duprel)
1854 Duprel daughter Marie marriage cert (Nicolas signed Duprel)
1870 Duprell daughter Anne death cert (Nicolas signed Duprel)
1871 Duprel son Jacque marriage cert (clerk) Nicolas signed Duprel

Nicolas first name has been written Nicola and Nikolas, the house he lived in Greisch still stands, the family of Jean Pierre DUPREL lives there today. The buildings that Nicolas used for his tisseur-Leineweber is accross the street from the orginal house, it's now used for a garage & storage Nicolas parents are buried in Greisch, His name was on both of their death certificates. There are two remaining pieces of linen that he made. The Jean Pierre DUPREL family of Greisch has one in Luxembourg, and Richard John DUPREL of Lacey Washington has the other.

Greisch is a very small commune population under 200, it is a farming / dairy community. It has a church a dairy and about 40 buildings. There are several newer homes, one belonging to Francis DUPREL son of Jean Pierre DUPREL. Several of the buildings are over 200 years old. One of the oldest is the house of Nicolas Duprel and Susanne Gresser.

Nicolas lived his life in the Septfontaines / Greisch area. It is not known where he learned his trade of weaver. Possibly from his father-in-law Frederic GRESSER. Nicolas died in the house called Steffes in Greisch (1880) less than 2 months after the death of his wife Susanne.

Written by Richard J. Duprel Lacey Washington (1993)